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0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is the Let's Go Club, but mini.

0:00:04 > 0:00:06Expect making, exploring,

0:00:06 > 0:00:08super-sizing, dancing,

0:00:08 > 0:00:10fact-finding and laughing.

0:00:10 > 0:00:12We've only got five minutes,

0:00:12 > 0:00:16so get ready for more fun from the Let's Go Club.

0:00:18 > 0:00:20# Let's go! #

0:00:20 > 0:00:23- I'm Jamie.- I'm Chloe.

0:00:23 > 0:00:26- BOTH:- Today, we're finding out how to make kites.

0:00:33 > 0:00:37We're meeting Paul, who knows lots about kites.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.

0:00:41 > 0:00:43Is it hard to make a kite?

0:00:43 > 0:00:46Some kites are quite complicated to make, like this one.

0:00:46 > 0:00:49It has lots of different shaped pieces in it.

0:00:49 > 0:00:53It has be stitched together. Can you tell what this kite is?

0:00:53 > 0:00:57- A pterodactyl.- That's right. - Why do some kites have long tails?

0:00:57 > 0:01:00To keep them stable and help them fly straight.

0:01:00 > 0:01:02And they look nice and pretty.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05This is the type of kite we're going to make - a Delta kite.

0:01:05 > 0:01:08The first thing we do is fasten this triangle

0:01:08 > 0:01:10to the bottom of that triangle.

0:01:10 > 0:01:14And we're going to put the tape from that end to that end.

0:01:14 > 0:01:19Can you push the tape down for me nice and tight now?

0:01:19 > 0:01:22What are we going to do to make the kite nice and strong?

0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Sticks.- If you hold that and stick it on there.

0:01:25 > 0:01:29Perfect. We need to roll this over now. That's right.

0:01:29 > 0:01:31Can you stick that down there?

0:01:33 > 0:01:35This is really fun.

0:01:35 > 0:01:39We need to turn it round now and stick the other side the same.

0:01:41 > 0:01:44Hold it nice and tight there. Pull.

0:01:46 > 0:01:50Then we have to put one more piece in. That has to go down the middle.

0:01:54 > 0:01:57It's still a little bit floppy this way.

0:01:57 > 0:02:01We've stitched some loops of line through to hold the last stick.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04That has to hook onto that piece of string.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07Yep, perfect.

0:02:07 > 0:02:10Can kites only come in one shape, or in any shape?

0:02:10 > 0:02:12Lots of different shapes,

0:02:12 > 0:02:16but some shapes are more difficult to make fly than others.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19We've finished the kite. It looks wonderful.

0:02:19 > 0:02:22All you need to do now is decorate it.

0:02:25 > 0:02:29That's nice and big and bold, so you can see it in the sky.

0:02:40 > 0:02:45- What do you think of the kite, Jamie?- Really good.- Good.

0:02:45 > 0:02:49OK, I think you've done a great job. Look at that. Fantastic.

0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Do you think it will fly?- I think so. I know just the place to try.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13This looks like a good place.

0:03:13 > 0:03:17You need to have the wind on your back and the kite this way.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20The wind's coming from behind me, blowing that way. OK?

0:03:20 > 0:03:22Now, Chloe, you hold on to this.

0:03:22 > 0:03:26Jamie, hold on to the line. This line here, that's right.

0:03:26 > 0:03:30We'll let the line out carefully. Unwind the line for us. That's it.

0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Whoa!- Unwind it from the end, like that. That's it.

0:03:35 > 0:03:36THEY SQUEAL

0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Bit higher!- Higher?

0:03:39 > 0:03:43Do heavy kites fly lower than light kites?

0:03:43 > 0:03:46Heavy kites need more wind than light kites.

0:03:46 > 0:03:50So, yes, they do fly lower if there's not as much wind.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52THEY LAUGH

0:03:52 > 0:03:54- Let a bit more line out.- Whoo!

0:03:54 > 0:03:57It's, like, all the way in the sky!

0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Is it a long way?- Yeah!

0:04:04 > 0:04:06You can be part of the Let's Go Club, too.

0:04:06 > 0:04:10Grab a grown-up and head to the CBeebies website.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13Remember, we're the club that never closes.